Old Engine Company No. 11: Built in 1900, this fire station served the emerging neighborhood of Columbia Heights.

As one of the first of a new series of high-style firehouses constructed between the late 1890s and World War I, Old Engine Company No. 11 stood as an expression of civic pride and as a testament to the importance of the fire department.

The superb Italian Renaissance Revival design by local architect Leon Dessez is executed with a high degree of finish and formality, using Roman brick and glazed terra cotta detail. The rear stable, similar in design, also remains.

The firehouse was built for Truck Company F (whose designation is inscribed in the terra cotta frieze). It was renamed Truck Company 6 in 1906, and merged with Engine Company No. 11 in 1940. The building was removed from active duty when Engine Company No. 11 relocated in 1982.

DC Inventory: July 22, 2004

National Register: June 6, 2007